Martijn Maaskant
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Martijn Maaskant is a Dutch
professional road racing cyclist currently riding for . Garmin's directeur sportif
, Jonathan Vaughters
was able to lure Maaskant to his team away from Dutch UCI ProTour
team Rabobank
. Maaskant turned pro in 2008, and immediately showed good results in the classics
Ronde van Vlaanderen (12th) and Paris–Roubaix (4th).
2006
2007
2008
2009
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
professional road racing cyclist currently riding for . Garmin's directeur sportif
Directeur sportif
A directeur sportif is a person directing a cycling team during a road bicycle racing event...
, Jonathan Vaughters
Jonathan Vaughters
Jonathan Vaughters is an American former professional racing cyclist and current manager of the professional cycling team.- Racing career :...
was able to lure Maaskant to his team away from Dutch UCI ProTour
UCI ProTour
The UCI ProTour was a series of road bicycle races in Europe, Australia and Canada organised by the UCI . Created by Hein Verbruggen, former president of the UCI, it comprises a number of 'ProTour' cycling teams, each of whom are required to compete in every round of the series...
team Rabobank
Rabobank (cycling team)
Rabobank is a professional bicycle racing team, sponsored by the Rabobank. The team consists of three sections: ProTeam , Continental , and Cyclo-cross...
. Maaskant turned pro in 2008, and immediately showed good results in the classics
Classic cycle races
The classic cycle races are one-day professional cycling road races in the international calendar. Most of the events, all run in western Europe, have been fixtures on the professional calendar for decades and the oldest ones date back to the 19th Century. They are normally held at roughly the same...
Ronde van Vlaanderen (12th) and Paris–Roubaix (4th).
Cycling career
2003- 1st Stage 3, Olympia's TourOlympia's TourThe Olympia's Tour is a cycling stage race held in May in the Netherlands.-History:A.S.C. Olympia was founded in Amsterdam on 27 November 1898. It ran one-day races but wanted a race through all the Netherlands. The first Olympia’s Tour was in 1909, with three stages and one rest day...
2006
- 1st Stage 4, Tour de NormandieTour de NormandieTour de Normandie is a road bicycle race held annually in the region of Normandie, France. The race started in 1939, but was not held in the periods of 1940-1955 and 1960-1980. It was originally a race for amateurs, but was opened for professionals in 1996...
- 2nd Hel van het MergellandHel van het MergellandHel van het Mergelland is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in June in Limburg, Netherlands. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.- Winners :-External links:*...
2007
- 1st Ronde van DrentheRonde van DrentheRonde van Drenthe is an elite men's and women's professional road bicycle racing event held annually in the Drenthe, Netherlands and sanctioned by the Royal Dutch Cycling Union.Since 2005, the men's event is UCI 1.1 rated and is part of the UCI Europe Tour...
- 1st Stage 1, Circuito MontañésCircuito MontañésCircuito Montañés is a cycling stage race held annually in Cantabria, Spain. The editions 1986-1995 were reserved to amateurs. Since 2005, the race has been organized as a 2.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour.-Winners:...
- 1st Stage 2, Olympia's TourOlympia's TourThe Olympia's Tour is a cycling stage race held in May in the Netherlands.-History:A.S.C. Olympia was founded in Amsterdam on 27 November 1898. It ran one-day races but wanted a race through all the Netherlands. The first Olympia’s Tour was in 1909, with three stages and one rest day...
- 2nd Overall, Circuit de LorraineCircuit de LorraineThe Circuit de Lorraine is an multi-stage road bicycle racing held annually in Lorraine, France. Since 2005, it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour....
- 1st Stage 4
- 1st Overall, Tour de NormandieTour de NormandieTour de Normandie is a road bicycle race held annually in the region of Normandie, France. The race started in 1939, but was not held in the periods of 1940-1955 and 1960-1980. It was originally a race for amateurs, but was opened for professionals in 1996...
2008
- 4th Paris–Roubaix
- 12th Ronde van Vlaanderen2008 Ronde van VlaanderenThe 2008 Tour of Flanders cycle race was the 92nd edition of this monumental classic and took place on April 6. The course was 264 km long and went from Brugge to Meerbeke....
2009
- 4th Ronde van Vlaanderen2009 Ronde van VlaanderenThe 2009 Tour of Flanders cycle race is the 93rd edition of the monument classic and took place on 5 April. The course is 259.7 km long and goes from Brugge to Meerbeke. The weather during the race was sunny and warm at 12 °C...
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Stage 14, Combativity award Tour de France2009 Tour de FranceThe 2009 Tour de France was the 96th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It started on 4 July in the principality of Monaco with a individual time trial which included a section of the Circuit de Monaco...